Landmark study explores the decline in number of women workers in the ready-made-garments industry of Bangladesh.

Fires in South Asia garment factories: why do they start, why do they spread, and why can't workers get out?  

Last night’s 'Exposure: Fashion Factories Undercover', broadcast on ITV, was challenging viewing. The one hour documentary took viewers behind-the-scenes within several Bangladesh garment factories, with hidden cameras capturing truly shocking labour rights abuses.

We welcome the news that the ILO-backed Rana Plaza Trust Fund will be the central vehicle for paying compensation to Rana Plaza victims and their families.

Exciting inroads are being made into tackling unethical trade in India as ETI welcomes its first India based member.

A small news story tucked away on the back page of a Dhaka newspaper should remind us of why we need ethical trade urgently, thinks Stirling Smith, ETI trainer, writing from Dhaka.